The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed another expansive measure of money suspected to be utilized for money laundering
Around 448.8 million Naira was found in a shop at the Legico Shopping Plaza on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday.
The cash, reserved in a few plain plastic sacks were in 500 and 1000 naira denominations, cover up in a shop awaiting
conversion into foreign currency.
Following up on a tip-off by a concerned shriek blower, agents of the commission swooped on the shopping complex and looked for the owners of two shops, LS 64 and LS 67 which were safely secured.
In an announcement by the Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, "The shops had signages of Bureau de Change. Request about the owner of shop 64 showed that he had not been seen for quite a while, as they asserted the shop had not been opened for organizations for near two years.
A few calls were put to the owner of shop 67, yet there was no response".
The consideration of the plaza's chairman and a few traders were attracted request to constrain the shops open.
There was no cash found in shop 67, however in shop 64 stores of Ghana-Must-Go packs were discovered stacked on the floor of the shop. At the point when the packs were unzipped they were found to contain groups of naira notes totaling N448,850,000.
Traders met at the premises asserted they didn't know that such cash was housed inside the shop, as the place scarcely opens for business.
The Commission is researching the matter with a specific end goal to unwind the proprietor and wellspring of the cash.
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